Ranagatira Toki Momoa
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Ranagatira Toki Momoa is the ##th of the Emperors sons, and Primarch of the Legion IX: Storm Jaws
Names
Toki Momoa is given the honorific Atua Ranagatira (meaning God Chief) by his legion
Biography
When Toki splashed down on the ocean planet Taranga it was devoid of human habitants. Surrounded by myriad aquatic life that threatened his life, Toki's survival instinct resulted in his telepathic domination of a species of giant sharklike fish, the worlds apex predator, protecting the nascent primarch as he developed. The silence of the ocean depths allowed Toki explore his psychic abilities and consider deeply the latent memories encoded in his genes, as well as mature physically.
Years after his initial arrival, a human colonisation barge, part of humanities Stellar Exodus in the 3rd Millenium, came down on Taranga. After drifting through space for millennia, the human settlers were automatically awoken from cryosleep when the ship splash landed, triggering its automatic flotation devices. The settlers had been frozen in deep space far longer than the cryosleep technology was designed to operate, resulting in degradation of their neural pathways leaving them with only base levels of intelligence and few memories.
Arriving at the landing site Toki recognised what the ship was, and knew from its age that it likely contained technology long lost to mankind. He also knew of its human cargo. Triggering the ships door Toki entered to the bewildered stares of the newly awakened crew. Finding the crew unable to help themselves he investigated the terraforming technology built into the ship, which the they should have used to create habitable islands in the world encompassing ocean. Taking the terraforming pods with him, Toki searched the ocean depths for the best suited site for creating an archipelago. He used the pods to trigger tectonic shifts, to force formation and eruption of subaquatic volcanoes to create the required islands. For some reason Toki found the terraforming systems not to be functioning as he had anticipated and parts of the island formation began to run out of control. While fighting to regain control an errant volcanic plume caught Toki burning him before he was able to use psychic force cages to bring things back under control.
Watching the Primarch riding in the volcanic storm as the islands came into existence the settlers were in awe of the apparently super powered being. As the storm settled they could see black marks etched into Toki's pale skin, an apparent consequence of his epic undertaking on their behalf. Returning to the colonisation ship Toki used the seed banks to sow life on to the new islands, using the terraforming technology to accelerate the growth of the new flora.
Deified by the settlers, Toki shaped the amnesiac settler society, and taught them how to fish the ocean and become self sustaining. A tribal society formed, with those best exemplifying Toki's physical stature and abilities to provide for the tribe emerging as tribal leaders. Toki eventually bored of the simple tribesmen, and satisfied they no longer needed his help, he returned to life beneath the ocean.
Over several generations the tribe spread out over the archipelago. This resulted in seperate warring tribes on the different islands. Toki periodically reappeared to land a shark for a celebratory feast, or to challenge the best warriors on an island to single combat.
Toki psychicly sensed the coming of the god emporer long before he made planetfall. Considering the islanders not ready for the ways of the Imperium, Toki waited in his watery home on the other side of the planet. The islanders knew little of what occured, only that Toki's visitations ceased for a time.
When returning to Taranga to forge his legion Toki chose to establish them in his primary home - under the water on the far side of the planet from the islands he helped bring in to being. Further shaping the beliefs of the islanders, Toki told them he was taking warriors who proved themselves worthy to ascend to his realm, these chosen warriors where inducted into the Storm Jaws. Toki managed to convince the God Emperor that this continued deification, requiring that the islanders otherwise be left alone by the Imperium, would result in a better chapter of Marines.
Personage
Toki is a walking slab of muscle, even among other primarchs he seems large and physically imposing. Off the battlefield he wears only trousers woven from seaweed, displaying the dark whorls that cover much of his pale skinned upper body, adding to his powerful appearance. His unusual way of dressing combined with his jovial attitude and inability to take Imperial officials seriously mean he fares poorly in affairs of state. However, this is made up for with his martial prowess and over-bearing confidence that has won him grudging respect among those in the military.
Toki has replicated his burn marks on his power armour ensuring he is as distinctive on the battlefield as off it. He fights with a large two handed power hook, imitating the form of the traditional fishing hooks used by the tribal peoples of Taranga. He uses his psycic powers to augment his battlefield abilities.
Primarch Attributes
- Strategic Planning= Competent
- Martial Prowess= Exceptional
- Statecraft= Competent
- Psychic Potential= Good
- Lords of Terra Influence= Competent
- Imperial Army Influence= Competent
- Mechanicus Influence= Competent
